Note: All Coca-Cola Stage shows are 9:30-11 p.m. Kenny Neal, the Bessie Smith Strut headliner, will play 7:30-8:45 p.m. Monday at the Bessie Smith Hall Stage.
TONIGHT: SHERYL CROW
She's won nine Grammy Awards for her music, including one for her first hit, "All I Wanna Do." That 1994 single was based on a poem the singer came across in a used bookstore in L.A. in the early '90s. She has sung duets with, among others, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, John Mellencamp and Kid Rock. She recently performed in the "Hope for Haiti" telethon.
SATURDAY: ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION
With 26 trophies, Krauss is the most awarded female artist in Grammy Award history. A student of classical violin at age 5, Krauss went on to form her own band and record her debut album, "Too Late To Cry" at age 16. Her music has been featured in several films, including "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Cold Mountain," renewing American interest in bluegrass.
SUNDAY: THE WAYBACKS, JOAN OSBORNE AND JOHN COWAN WITH THE CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA
THE WAYBACKS
Launched in 1999 in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Waybacks have defied a number of genres assigned to them over the course of their musical career. While several of their projects as a band include touring with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and covering classic Johnny Cash tunes, their style is neither entirely jam-band nor folk. They represent a mash-up of American musical traditions and, as noted by the Winnipeg Free Press, an "unpretentious musicality."
JOAN OSBORNE
Appearing with dynamic artists such as the Dixie Chicks, The Dead, and Phil Lesh and Friends, this singer/songwriter has cultivated a musical past attuned to country, blues and folk music. Osborne's single "One of Us" was a Top 40 hit in November 1995, earning her Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
JOHN COWAN
One of the most in-demand bluegrass vocalists in the early 1970s, Cowan emerged notably in his position as lead singer for the New Grass Revival in 1971 with Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and others. After the disbandment of the New Grass Revival in 1990, Cowan went on to accompany the Doobie Brothers as their bass player from 1993 to 1995 and again in 2010. He also has kept company with acts including Travis Tritt, Steve Earle, Garth Brooks and Wynonna.
MONDAY: KENNY NEAL
Son of Louisiana blues singer Raful Neal, Kenny Neal is a blues guitar player and vocalist who draws much of his sound from his native New Orleans. Four years after first appearing in his father's band at age 13, Neal was made Buddy Guy's bass player, touring extensively with him in the 1970s. Over the course of his career, he has worked with other great blues and R&B names, including B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt and Muddy Waters.
TUESDAY: THIRD DAY
Noted by Billboard magazine as "not only one of the best Christian bands of the '90s but one of the best rock bands, period," Third Day has garnered critical and popular praise over the course of its nearly 20-year career. The band's name alludes to the biblical story of Christ's resurrection on the third day after his crucifixion. The band has earned more than 25 nominations for Grammy, Dove and American Music Awards, marking their long-standing quality as both a Christian and rock band.
WEDNESDAY: DARIUS RUCKER
Debuting with the popular '90s band Hootie & the Blowfish, lead singer Rucker and his band mates sold 16 million copies of their first album, "Cracked Rear View." Launching his solo career in the late '90s, Rucker further explored the R&B and country influences of his youth in Charleston, S.C. Rucker's solo album, "Learn To Live," found platinum status in 2008.
THURSDAY: GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC
Founder of '70s/'80s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, Clinton has been recognized as one of the chief innovators of funk music. Combining elements of musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, James Brown and Cream, his bands reigned over the black music scene in the '70s, sending more than 40 singles to smash-hit status. Clinton has since furthered his musical experience in a solo career and as a producer for albums of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bootsy Collins, among others.
JUNE 18: BILLY CURRINGTON
Steeped in Southern tradition since his boyhood in Rincon, Ga., Currington has championed popular country music in his relatively young career, emerging onto the Nashville scene in 2003. In the seven years since, he has totaled 10 Top 40 country hits and recorded a duet with Shania Twain, in addition to garnering several nominations for Grammy, Country Music Television and Academy of Country Music awards.
JUNE 19: CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
Though best known for 1979's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Daniels has logged a dynamic 50-year career that proves he's much more than a one-hit wonder. Emerging early as a session musician on tracks for Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Daniels went on to record his first, self-titled album in 1971. Since then, he has implemented himself as not only a musical legend but an icon of Southern culture. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008.